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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Mokulele Airlines Seeks Federal Aid To Stabilize ‘Unprofitable’ Lanai Service
March 15, 2024
The last surviving public airline servicing Lanai has put the federal government on notice: It wants rural airport subsidies to sustain its money-losing flights.
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Massive cell service outage prompts caution from local police agencies
February 22, 2024
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department is one of multiple agencies nationwide posting to Facebook to advise customers about the outage, and encourage customers to use WiFi calling until service is restored.
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Rural Texans, internet providers worry that feds’ broadband expansion plan will have a painfully slow rollout
February 14, 2024
A historic $3.3 billion federal investment in broadband could connect millions of Texans to the internet. But getting the money to the right hands could be a challenge.
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Access to mental health care in Western NC only partially helped by telehealth
January 24, 2024
NC mountain counties struggle to recruit mental health specialists. Telehealth helps bridge the gap, but won’t work for all patients.
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State grant mistake leads to $500K more funding than expected for county EMS program
January 19, 2024
The county administrator told The Ithaca Voice a typo in the application materials led staff to believe the county could only apply for up to 10% of the total estimated costs of the pilot program.
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Challenges in the fields of NC: labor protection and the digital gap among farmworkers
January 15, 2024
The survey conducted by Enlace Latino NC reveals the main concerns in the fields of North Carolina, starting with seeking safeguards against chemicals and extreme conditions. But the lack of internet access limits their ability to obtain vital information and health services.
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Nursing homes in Thurston County will need to increase staff levels to meet new federal standards
December 15, 2023
On average, the seven local nursing homes met the CMS’s proposed minimum staffing levels for certified nursing assistants about a third of the second quarter of 2023. On the other 55 days, the same seven nursing homes would not have met the new minimum standards.
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Door County nursing homes fall far short of federally proposed staffing minimums
December 15, 2023
While all three of Door County’s nursing homes meet state-mandated minimum ratios, they all would fail to meet the higher minimums contained in a pending federal proposal, according to a new analysis performed by Door County Knock in collaboration with other news organizations.
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‘Everywhere you go is short staffed’: New Mexico nursing homes in crisis
December 15, 2023
New federal staffing standards meant to improve the care of millions of Americans in nursing homes could go into effect in as soon as two years. New Mexico’s nursing homes aren’t ready.
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Will Biden’s Historic Plan Address the Crisis in Rural Nursing Homes?
December 14, 2023
The nursing home industry opposes the first-ever staffing minimums but advocates say the proposed rules do not go far enough.
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Do NC nursing homes have enough nurses?
December 14, 2023
Advocates for residents say proposed federal staffing requirements for nursing homes are ‘a step in the right direction.’ Industry supporters say they aren’t attainable.
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Falling short: 99% of Mississippi nursing homes don’t meet new staffing regs
December 13, 2023
In Mississippi, all but two of the 200 skilled nursing facilities – those licensed to provide medical care from registered nurses – would need to increase staffing levels under federal regulations the Biden administration proposed in September, according to data analyzed by Mississippi Today, USA TODAY and Big Local News at Stanford University.
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Falling Short
December 10, 2023
With on-the-ground reporting and data analysis assistance from USA TODAY and Big Local News at Stanford University, seven RNN newsrooms explore what significant new federal staffing requirements would look like for residents.
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Maine nursing homes lead nation in meeting the Biden administration’s proposed staffing standards, but challenges loom
December 10, 2023
Although Maine is close to meeting the federal staffing standards, concerns persist over nursing home workforce shortages and potential closures.
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Research and Analysis: Rural Internet Subscribers Pay More, New Data Confirms
November 28, 2023
Just because the internet is available doesn’t mean people can afford it. Will funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act help close the price gap that keeps some families from using broadband?
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